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","summary":"","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/whatever-happened-to-the-replication-crisis/","date_published":"2026-07-12T22:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-12 22:00","date_timestamp":1783893600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93896411","content_html":"My favorite (and least favorite) movies of 2026 so far: birchtree.me
","summary":"We're just over halfway through 2026, and by my count, I've see 15 2026 releases so far. Here's a from-the-hip ranking what I liked the most to least.Nirvanna the Band the Show the MovieProject Hail MaryObsessionThe Sheep","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/my-favorite-and-least-favorite-movies-of-2026-so-far/","date_published":"2026-07-12T21:41:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-12 21:41","date_timestamp":1783892496,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93796486","content_html":"Netflix can't keep viewers for season 2, even of their good shows: birchtree.me
","summary":"Lucas Shaw: Netflix Viewers Are Abandoning Shows After One SeasonOne Piece, one of Netflix’s most-watched shows of 2023, lost more than 30% of its audience for the second season. Season two of Beef suffered a drop of more than 70%. The Night Agent shed 50% of","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/netflix-cant-keep-viewers-for-season-2-even-of-their-good-shows/","date_published":"2026-07-09T23:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 23:00","date_timestamp":1783638000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93796485","content_html":"Xbox had a terrible strategy, and now they're laying off 3,200 people and ditching 5 studios: birchtree.me
","summary":"From Asha Sharma's letter to Xbox employees earlier this week (via IGN):To grow, we bet on Game Pass, multi-platform, and a broader portfolio of content. While those businesses have created meaningful value, they did not grow at the pace we expected. As that happened, our core","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/xbox-had-a-terrible-strategy-and-now-theyre-laying-off-3-200-people-and-ditching-5-studios/","date_published":"2026-07-09T22:20:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 22:20","date_timestamp":1783635600,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93735076","content_html":"Ghosty Posty for Obsidian gets edits, visibility, and delivery options: birchtree.me
","summary":"Ghosty Posty is my Obsidian plugin that lets you writing Obsidian and publish direct to your Ghost blog. In my humble (if biased) opinion, it is by far the best way to publish to Ghost from Obsidian. Here's what's new in today's 1.1","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/ghosty-posty-for-obsidian-gets-edits-visibility-and-delivery-options/","date_published":"2026-07-09T20:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 20:00","date_timestamp":1783627200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93735075","content_html":"What \"reasonable concerns\" around trans people really means: birchtree.me
","summary":"Parker Molloy wrote what I think is a must read article that has too many quotes I'd like to make, so just go read it: Reasonable Concerns.Terry Schilling runs the American Principles Project, one of the outfits that spent years writing and bankrolling bills like the ones","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/what-reasonable-concerns-around-trans-people-really-means/","date_published":"2026-07-09T12:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 12:00","date_timestamp":1783598400,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93735074","content_html":"Code is easy, writing is hard (for a robot): birchtree.me
","summary":"Robin Sloan: Fable is very goodYet even the funkiest JavaScript function carries within it many fewer choices than a paragraph of prose. (How’s that for a sentence?) Fable can’t match my writing style yet — honestly, I think that&","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/code-is-easy-writing-is-hard-for-a-robot/","date_published":"2026-07-09T01:53:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 01:53","date_timestamp":1783562000,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93735073","content_html":"Quick Reads keeps getting updates! birchtree.me
","summary":"First off, Quick Reads is finally available on the App Store! Despite being only in TestFlight until today, the iOS app was still the most common way people used the service. I'm glad there's less friction than there used to be. If you've been","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/quick-reads-keeps-getting-updates/","date_published":"2026-07-09T01:39:18+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-09 01:39","date_timestamp":1783561158,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93671756","content_html":"Micro app 18: Claude Code Obsidian sync: birchtree.me
","summary":"Here's a weird one…I had a situation where I wanted to be reminded what happened in a Claude Code session a few days ago. You can revive old conversations in the Claude Code CLI, but it's annoying. You can go into your ~/.claude/projects","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/micro-app-18-claude-code-obsidian-sync/","date_published":"2026-07-08T00:00:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-08 00:00","date_timestamp":1783468828,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93671755","content_html":"+ Weird nerds: birchtree.me
","summary":"Maybe we were the weird nerds all along.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/weird-nerds/","date_published":"2026-07-07T23:30:08+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-07 23:30","date_timestamp":1783467008,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93609455","content_html":"Quick Reads now does newsletters and RSS: birchtree.me
","summary":"Since its launch, the number one feature request I've gotten for Quick Reads has been the ability to subscribe to newsletters with the service. I'm happy to say that as of today, all users can do this.\n\nJust go to your settings, go to the newsletters","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/quick-reads-now-does-newsletters-and-rss/","date_published":"2026-07-06T23:16:36+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-06 23:16","date_timestamp":1783379796,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93332598","content_html":"Sony is leaving physical games behind in 2028: birchtree.me
","summary":"Sony had a double-whammy of press releases yesterday. First, they announced that they were ditching physical game discs in 2028:As consumer preferences and the broader entertainment industry continue to shift away from physical discs to digital, physical game disc production for all new games releas...","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/sony-is-leaving-physical-games-behind-in-2028/","date_published":"2026-07-02T13:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 13:00","date_timestamp":1782997200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93332597","content_html":"A blown up iPhone, not the next Mac: birchtree.me
","summary":"Federico Viticci: Headless Macs and Hamstrung iPadsIn a funny twist of fate, Apple spent years trying to make iPadOS catch up to macOS on the surface, only for macOS’ underlying nature to unlock a new generation of apps that are rewriting the rules of modern software. No amount","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/a-blown-up-iphone-not-the-next-mac/","date_published":"2026-07-02T11:00:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-07-02 11:00","date_timestamp":1782990006,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93201926","content_html":"An update from the study that said devs were actually slower with coding agents: birchtree.me
","summary":"METR: We are Changing our Developer Productivity Experiment DesignBased on conversations with study participants, we believe it is likely that developers are more sped up from AI tools now — in early 2026 — compared to our estimates from early 2025. However, because of the selection effects in our","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/an-update-from-the-study-that-said-devs-were-actually-slower-with-coding-agents/","date_published":"2026-06-30T00:05:45+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-30 00:05","date_timestamp":1782777945,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93133061","content_html":"+ Why changing your productivity system is good, actually: birchtree.me
","summary":"","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/why-changing-your-productivity-system-is-good-actually/","date_published":"2026-06-28T23:48:05+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-28 23:48","date_timestamp":1782690485,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93004031","content_html":"May 2026 was the worst sales month for Xbox consoles *ever*: birchtree.me
","summary":"Mat Piscatella: Hardware - PlayStation hardware unit sales fell to…PlayStation hardware unit sales fell to their lowest May total since May 2000, while Xbox hardware unit sales were the lowest ever recorded for a May month.The data goes back to 1995, and May was the worst month for","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/may-2026-was-the-worst-sales-month-for-xbox-consoles-ever/","date_published":"2026-06-27T03:45:46+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-27 03:45","date_timestamp":1782531946,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"93133060","content_html":"Xbox prices jump again, and Microsoft warns they my again next year: birchtree.me
","summary":"Joe Skrebels on XBOX Wire, Micirosft's official Xbox (ahem…XBOX) blog (emphasis mine): Updated XBOX Console PricesLast October, we increased XBOX console price by $20-$70 in the U.S. We hoped another price increase would not be necessary, and we have spent the last several","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/xbox-prices-jump-again-and-microsoft-warns-they-my-again-next-year/","date_published":"2026-06-26T22:07:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-26 22:07","date_timestamp":1782511620,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92991714","content_html":"Notion Mail is shutting down September 22: birchtree.me
","summary":"Notion on X:We’re winding down the Notion Mail inbox across web, desktop, and iOS on September 22.It's a bit of a bummer, but truth be told, this didn't quite hit the mark. It was kind of like \"Superhuman, but for cheap&","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/notion-mail-is-shutting-down-september-22/","date_published":"2026-06-26T21:45:21+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-26 21:45","date_timestamp":1782510321,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92911104","content_html":"Apple raises prices, and it's gonna hurt: birchtree.me
","summary":"Stephen Nellis and Aditya Soni quoting a statement they got from Apple: Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads as memory costs skyrocket\"We have never seen a component price increase this much, this quickly,\" Apple said in a statement. \"We have shielded our customers from these","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/apple-raises-prices-and-its-gonna-hurt/","date_published":"2026-06-25T15:06:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-25 15:06","date_timestamp":1782399993,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92844856","content_html":"Fairly priced and too expensive: birchtree.me
","summary":"User cantrip in a comment on The Verge:The Steam Machine is both fairly-priced and too expensive. It's priced at cost, it's just that not many people are going to be willing to pay it.This is such a simple way to put","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/fairly-priced-and-too-expensive/","date_published":"2026-06-24T21:00:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 21:00","date_timestamp":1782334852,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92834839","content_html":"More on Tangerine Neue: birchtree.me
","summary":"Earlier today, I released Tangerine Neue, my fork of the beloved Tangerine UI Mastodon theme originally created by Niléane. I initially put it together just for myself, but I figured I might as well share it with the world in case anyone else wanted to use this version.","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/more-on-tangerine-neue/","date_published":"2026-06-24T20:04:20+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 20:04","date_timestamp":1782331460,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92818153","content_html":"AI coding is creating a new generation of makers: birchtree.me
","summary":"Ben Thompson: My Vibe Coding Adventure, The App and the Experience, Ten TakeawaysThere are, to be clear, a ton of home inventory apps. A lot of them, however, are made for a single person or are way too complicated or don’t use obvious AI affordances; the new","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/ai-coding-is-creating-a-new-generation-of-makers/","date_published":"2026-06-24T15:00:00+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 15:00","date_timestamp":1782313200,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92808117","content_html":"Tangerine Neue for Mastodon: birchtree.me
","summary":"In 2023, Niléane created Tangerine UI, and it is 100% the best UI for Mastodon out there, and honestly, I think it should have been made the default theme by now.\n\nThat's why I was sad to hear that she was no longer maintaining the project","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/tangerine-neue-for-mastodon/","date_published":"2026-06-24T12:37:06+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-24 12:37","date_timestamp":1782304626,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92766600","content_html":"Xbox will keep chopping off heads until morale improves: birchtree.me
","summary":"Jason Schreier: Studios in Microsoft’s Xbox Division Brace for ClosuresSeveral studios in Microsoft Corp.’s Xbox gaming division, including Montreal-based Compulsion Games and San Francisco-based Double Fine, are in active negotiations to spin off as they try to thwart closure, according to people f...","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/xbox-will-keep-chopping-off-heads-until-morale-improves/","date_published":"2026-06-23T21:48:13+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-23 21:48","date_timestamp":1782251293,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"92699612","content_html":"MonoLisa, my favorite monospaced font ever, released v3: birchtree.me
","summary":"From the MonoLisa blog: MonoLisa - MonoLisa version 3 – now with MonoLisa Text familyNow with version 3, the family grows with a new member besides MonoLisa Code, the original typeface. The new font family called MonoLisa Text covers the other half of common usage where a monospaced typeface reaches","url":"https://birchtree.me/blog/monolisa-my-favorite-monospaced-font-ever-released-v3/","date_published":"2026-06-22T23:07:28+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2026-06-22 23:07","date_timestamp":1782169648,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":false,"is_linkpost":true,"is_mention":false,"is_podcast":false,"note":"","syndication":[]}},{"id":"11374046","content_html":"@manton If it helps, the iPad starts at $329 for something comparable to that original $499 one (obviously scaled up to 2021 specs 😛). They’ve definitely gone up market with the Pro line, that’s for sure.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/11206231","date_published":"2021-03-22T11:25:23+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2021-03-22 11:25","date_timestamp":1616412323,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"10053586","content_html":"@greghiggins Thanks, Greg!
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/9831073","date_published":"2020-06-22T15:52:30+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-06-22 15:52","date_timestamp":1592841150,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"9831072","content_html":"@philbowell Oh yeah, their kettle looks nice. I'm in the same boat as you, mine is totally fine and it's not too old, so there's no reason to buy a new one.
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\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/9805477","date_published":"2020-06-16T00:21:52+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-06-16 00:21","date_timestamp":1592266912,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"9805476","content_html":"@Gabz Haha I hope so too! The good news is the assets are so high quality now it might actually be way easier to get good images to work with 😁
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/9805476","date_published":"2020-06-16T00:20:42+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-06-16 00:20","date_timestamp":1592266842,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"9778479","content_html":"@Gabz How many hours? D3 can stick up hundreds if you’re not careful 😋
\n","url":"https://micro.blog/mattbirchler/9778479","date_published":"2020-06-08T10:54:33+00:00","author":{"name":"Matt Birchler","url":"https://birchtree.me","avatar":"https://cdn.micro.blog/photos/96/https%3A%2F%2Fmicro.blog%2Fmattbirchler%2Favatar.jpg","_microblog":{"username":"mattbirchler"}},"_microblog":{"date_relative":"2020-06-08 10:54","date_timestamp":1591613673,"is_favorite":false,"is_bookmark":false,"is_deletable":false,"is_conversation":true,"is_linkpost":false,"is_mention":true}},{"id":"9777405","content_html":"@bradleychambers It’s a mini bunt cake, which my wife tells me is very cool. It’s definitely tasty 😋
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\n\nAlso how historic do you want to go with the name? They are “pod”casts because they were primarily played on iPods. The word is definitely fluid.
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